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The cause of freedom is not the cause of a race or a sect, a party or a class - it is the cause of… — Anna Julia Cooper
Discrimination and multiple deprivations of human rights are also frequently part of the problem, sentencing entire populations to poverty... It is surely a matter of… — Navi Pillay
No matter what part of the world we come from, we are all basically the same human beings. We all seek happiness and try to… — Dalai Lama
There is no humiliation more abusive than hunger. — Pranab Mukherjee
The world is in need of an encompassing and of course, just and humane order in the light of which the rights of all are… — Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
This problem will knock on the doors of all of us, whether through uncontrolled and unmanageable migration flows, by means of diseases and epidemics, as… — Unknown Author
To look into some aspects of the future, we do not need projections by supercomputers. Much of the next millennium can be seen in how… — Kofi Annan
All people deserve to be treated with dignity and have their human rights respected, no matter who they are or whom they love. — Hillary Clinton
The United States was founded on the idea that all people are endowed with inalienable rights, and that principle has allowed us to work to… — Barack Obama
When the United States stands up for human rights, by example at home and by effort abroad, we align ourselves with men and women around… — Barack Obama
So on this Human Rights Day, let us rededicate ourselves to the advancement of human rights and freedoms for all, and pledge always to live… — Barack Obama
Happy is the house that shelters a friend. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
I shall be honored to go to jail. Under a dictatorship, the detention cell is a place of honor. — Miriam Defensor Santiago
We are enjoying in Africa what I call the democracy dividend. The progress we are seeing, economic development are all part of the dividend of… — John Dramani Mahama
We need a race to the top so that we have policies and regulations that protect human rights, the environment and that reduce poverty. — Winnie Byanyima
I am not here as a public official, but as a citizen of a troubled world who finds hope in a growing consensus that the… — Jimmy Carter
What the individual can do is to give a fine example, and to have the courage to uphold ethical values .. in a society of… — Albert Einstein
Realising the healthy international relations can be created only among populations made up of individuals who themselves are healthy and enjoy a measure a independence,… — Albert Einstein
In talking about human rights today, we are referring primarily to the following demands: protection of the individual against arbitrary infringement by other individuals or… — Albert Einstein
The Nuremberg Trial of the German war criminals was tacitly based on the recognition of the principle: criminal actions cannot be excused if committed on… — Albert Einstein
Respect for human rights is not social work; it is not merely an act of compassion. It is the first obligation of government and the… — Ronald Reagan
When we speak of peace, we should not mean just the absence of war. True peace rests on the pillars of individual freedom, human rights,… — Ronald Reagan
Peace is more than just an absence of war. True peace is justice, true peace is freedom, and true peace dictates the recognition of human… — Ronald Reagan
... the United States, for generations, has sustained two parallel but opposed states of mind about military atrocities and human rights: one of U.S. benevolence,… — Unknown Author
Economic dynamism can be combined with environmental and social responsibility. High financial returns can go hand in hand with respect for human rights, and the… — David Miliband

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